WELL · 42-161-31095 · DISTRICT 5
Kirchner #1
Freestone County · Simsboro N.W. (Travis Peak) field · Vertical
Kirchner #1 (API 42-161-31095) is a plugged well in Freestone County, plugged May 8, 2007, last operated by Buffco Production Inc..
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued May 3, 1989, permitted to 11,600 ft.
It was permitted by Marconi Exploration, Inc. and has since transferred to Buffco Production Inc. on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report 8 formation tops, including T/Buda, T/Massive Anhydrite, T/Rodessa, T/James.
Operator of record
Permitted by Marconi Exploration, Inc.; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
- Based in
- Longview, TX
- P-5 status
- Active (A)
- P-5 last filed
- Nov 14, 2025
- Permits on file
- 397
- Phone
- (903) 988-8199
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Buffco Production Inc. |
| Production reports | Sklar & Phillips Oil Co.through Jul 1998 |
| Latest permit | Marconi Exploration, Inc.May 3, 1989 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 11,600
- total depth, ft
- 1
- permits on file
- May 3, 1989
- last permit issued
- Sep 21, 1989
- completed
- 0
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 144K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 THROUGH May 2007
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Sep 21, 1989
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- May 8, 2007
Surface location
No coordinates on the permit record yet. The RRC's GIS record usually lands within days of issuance; historical master-file permits never carry one.
Lease production
PDQ LEASE REPORTS · REPORTED THROUGH APR 2026
Texas reports oil by lease, not by well. These are the lease this well is completed on; this well is the only one on it.Why →
| Lease | Field | Reporting operator | Wells | Oil, bbl | Gas, mcf | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kirchner G-5-133030 | Simsboro, N.W. (Travis Peak) | Buffco Production Inc. | 1 | 0 | 144K | Jan 1993 – May 2007 |
No volumes reported on these leases in the last three years.
Chain of custody
Every operator that reported production on this well's lease, in order.
- 1Marconi Exploration, Inc.Jan 1993 → Aug 1997
- 2Sklar & Phillips Oil Co.Sep 1997 → Jul 1998
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 358790-99 | Drill | Marconi Exploration, Inc. | May 1, 1989 | May 3, 1989 | — | 11,600 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — G-5-133030 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 21 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| T/Buda | 4,450 | -4,429 |
| T/Massive Anhydrite | 6,660 | -6,639 |
| T/Rodessa | 6,778 | -6,757 |
| T/James | 7,147 | -7,126 |
| T/Pettet | 7,300 | -7,279 |
| T/Travis Peak | 7,490 | -7,469 |
| T/Bossier | 10,380 | -10,359 |
| T/Cotton Valley Lime | 11,140 | -11,119 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 7,614 | 7,622 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 9.625 | 4,500 | 12.25 | 1,419 S |
| 5.5 | 8,100 | 8.75 | 515 S |
Completion filings
W-2 and G-1 reports on record in the RRC wellbore file, newest first. The suffix identifies the wellbore or completion event. About these reports →
| Suffix | Filed | W-2 / G-1 date | Logs referenced |
|---|---|---|---|
| 00 | Jan 31, 1990 | Nov 9, 1989 | Yes |
| 00 | Jan 24, 1990 | — | — |
The source documents
Petrora holds the structured record. The scanned filings live at the RRC; these links open its search already filled in for this API.
- Wellbore filings for 42-161-31095 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-161-31095 → scanned completion filings
Log images are in archives with no per-well link: the RRC's Neubus archive (2004 onward). then paste it into their search.
About this data
Permits from the RRC OGA049M master and daily daf420 files; wellbore and operator of record from the EWA schedule, weekly; completions, formation tops, casing, and perforations from the dbf900 wellbore file; production from PDQ lease reports, which lag two to three months; injection from UIC permits, H-10 reports, and TexNet daily volumes; earthquakes from the TexNet catalog.
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